Asamando, roughly translated as "place of the dead", or "cemetery" is the name of the underworld in Akan mythology, ruled by the Anadwora, part of the religious traditions of the Akan people of Ghana. In some Akan folk traditions, the Milky Way is seen as the road to Asamando, although in others, the Milky Way is seen as a road to the heavenly kingdom of Nyame. In other folk traditions, Asamando is believed to be across from a raging lake, one with a current so strong that it cannot be crossed.